Samuel L. "Sammy" Martin

Friday

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cox Funeral Home with Charlie Cox officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

Sammy was born Jan. 20, 1960, in Hereford to Ralph and Dora Martin. He graduated from Canyon High School. He married Tanya Hurst on Feb. 21, 1979, in Clovis, N.M. He was a lifelong resident of Amarillo and drove a truck for many years. He was a Mason belonging to Palo Duro and Carson Lodges. Sammy loved to joke, to cook, to watch movies, listen to Ted Nugent and enjoyed NASCAR Racing. He worked at Huds restaurant.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Tanya, in 1985.

Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Garrett and husband Allen of Amarillo and April Martinez and husband Raymond of Big Spring; a sister, Sharlon Lambert; and five grandchildren.

Sign the online guest book at www.coxfuneralhomeamarillo.com.

Amarillo Globe-News, June 28, 2013

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